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Compensatory services are used to help students make up for progress or skills they lost when their special education services were not provided. This includes situations where a child does not get special education services because he or she was denied a timely initial evaluation, but later found eligible. Who decides if these services are needed? Learn more in this one-pager shared by Texas Education Agency (TEA). Click here to learn more.

Moving from school into adult life requires thoughtful planning. You may have been thinking about this for a long time and already have some ideas about what you want for your life. The Texas Transition and Employment Guide, shared by the Student-Centered Transitions Network (SCTN), can help students with disabilities to plan for adult life. Click here to learn more.

Prior written notice of refusal, often referred to as PWN, is a frequently mentioned term. This document provided by Partners Resource Network will address what prior written notice of refusal is and how it can assist parents in working with public schools to promote the provision of appropriate and required services for their child. Click here to learn more.

Join us on Thursday, November 18, 2021, as special guest presenters from the Texas

Education Agency discuss updates to the Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning

Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 11:00 a.m. English CST and 12:00 p.m. Spanish CST.

Click here to register.

Gather more information about what is Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES), who qualifies and how to use SSES funds in this one-pager document shared by Texas Education Agency (TEA). Click here

Please keep in mind that the new eligibility criteria for the Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES) will begin on Nov. 1, 2021. $1,500 one-time grants will be available to parents of eligible PreK-12th grade students served by special education. Visit SSES.TEA.TEXAS.GOV or contact SPEDTex at 1-855-773-3839 for more details.

Receive special education resources and updates by filling out this form. You can also select the option to volunteer on a committee or participate in a focus group to serve and help improve outcomes for students with disabilities.

SPEDTex provides information and resources that can help you understand your child’s disability, your rights and responsibilities under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and facilitate collaboration that supports the development and delivery of services to children with disabilities in our State.

Email: inquire@spedtex.org
Website: www.spedtex.org
Phone: 1-855-773-3839
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpedTex-1539406462958680/
Twitter: @SPEDTEX